PPT-Sentence Diagramming, #9

Not never and negative contractions Contractions Will not wont Do not dont Should not shouldnt Does not doesnt Were not werent You are youre Directions. 56 Greek phrases (or clauses) and found that I rarely needed to divide the phrases further. So when you see the examples of phrasing on the following pages, and if you have “baggage” from adjectives and adverbs . #3. When ADVERBS . modify . adjectives. , or another . adverb, write the additional adverb on a slant line parallel to but slightly lower than the slant line of the word modified.. picturing. the structure of a sentence. By placing the various parts of a sentence in relation to the basic subject-verb relationship, we can see how the parts fit together and how the meaning of a sentence branches out, just as the branches of a plant ramify from the stem in space and time. Most students who work at diagramming sentences derive a clearer understanding of how sentences work — as well as satisfaction in the pictorial rendering of sentence structure. This presentation touches upon only the basics of diagramming. Use the hyperlinks back to the Guide to Grammar and Writing . compound subjects and compound predicates #1. A compound subject is made up of two or more simple subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb. The diagram will have a fork in the baseline at the left (subject) side of the vertical line.. compound subjects and compound predicates . #3. Some sentences have both compound subjects and compound predicates (verbs). The baseline is forked on both sides.. part one of compound predicate/verb. . contains . one independent clause/ main clause . an. d at least one dependent clause.. Example: .  . The dinner was burned . because she had forgotten it.. Independent c: The dinner was burned. Dependent c: (because) she had forgotten it. Diagramming is the representation of a sentence and its parts of speech in graphical form. Where to begin. Any time you need to diagram a sentence, you always start with the basics and work your way down. The basics would include your subject, verb, and any complements that you have. Let’s just start with a simple sentence that does not have any complements. . Punctuation and Capitalization. Sentence. . rebekka. like . redding. . novles. righting . poetry and diagraming . sentencs. Word Bank:. capital letter (1). period (1). comma (2). Discuss and Compare. Not, never and negative contractions. Contractions. Will not ~ won’t. Do not ~ don’t. Should not ~ shouldn’t. Does not ~ doesn’t. Were not ~ weren’t. You are ~ you’re. Directions:. essays can . give it life and rhythm. Too many sentences with the same structure and length can grow monotonous for readers. Varying sentence style and structure can also reduce repetition and add emphasis. Long sentences work well for incorporating a lot of information, and short sentences can often maximize crucial points. . Every sentence must have a S (subject) and a V (verb). A subject can be a noun or pronoun. The verb might be one word, two or three words.. To diagram a sentence, start with a base line. Then put a line crossing the middle of the baseline. Diagramming Sentences Adding basic modifiers… Diagramming’s Modifiers go underneath that which they modify… Prime Directive: Adding adjectives… Seldom do we have sentences that only have a subject and verb DGP – Sentence 1 Day 1 Punctuation and Capitalization Sentence meny studants work on the star are skool newspaper Word Bank: capital letter (3) comma (1) period (1) (1) Discuss and Compare Students’ (and teachers?) understanding of sentence variety is not strong and is often over-generalised, and not linked to an effect on the writing.. Sentence variety is about:. choice of sentence length .